The report by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator stated that the surface area of the bodies, later identified to be Edgar Garcia, James Hernandez and Ronald Berheimer, all from Texas, were 100-percent charred, exposing muscle, bones and internal organs.

All three deaths were officially labeled accidental.

According to the reports, the men were pronounced deceased at about 2:30 p.m., on the day of the explosion.

The report stated that the men were part of a welding team hired to "work on an oil tank."

"The team had been told that the tank had been emptied and cleaned. Witness statements report that they heard the equipment start, then an explosion. All three men died at the scene," the report stated.

The explosion occurred near the intersection of London and Grandi roads on property leased by Texas-based Caza Operating LLC.

A civil suit on behalf of Garcia's family was filed in Fourth Judicial District Court a few days after the explosion and is currently pending against the company for "wrongful death."

Caza's attornies Daniel Alderete and Taryn Kaselonis with Albuquerque-based Roley, Shane & Keller, P.A., could not be reached for comment.

Attorneys representing Garcia's family could not be reached for comment.

According to the original complaint, Garcia's family accused Caza Operating LLC of being "negligent."

"Defendant Caza's acts or omission described herein were malicious, willful, reckless or wanton, displaying a conscious, deliberate or reckless disregard of, or utter indifference to harmful consequences," the complaint stated.

In an amended complaint, a crew of men with Texas-based Azteca Fabrication, which included Garcia, were called to repair a "weld bead."

However, Caza denied the allegations.

In a response to the allegations, Caza admitted that Azteca Fabrication was called to "investigate the load line collar leak" in a tank.

Caza filed a third-party complaint directed toward Azteca and Hobbs-based Banta Oil Field Services, saying that Azteca was liable for the deaths.

Azteca filed a response and confirmed that all three decedents were employed by the company. The company denied the allegations that the company was notified of pinhole leaks in the load line collar or attempted to weld the load line collar.

The company admitted that the tank was fabricated by the company and sent to the site.

A status hearing on the suits is scheduled on June 14 in Fourth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

DeJanay Booth can be reached at 575-628-5546, dbooth@currentargus.com and @DeJanayBooth on Twitter.